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    JustUs Speaks Podcast

    JustUs Speaks Podcast

    JustUs Speaks Podcast

    ratings:
    Length:
    28 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    The JustUs Speaks Podcast, presented by JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA), amplifies the voices of formerly incarcerated individuals in the U.S. Hosted by JLUSA Senior Movement and Capacity Building Specialists Lester Young and Hakim Crampton, the JustUs Speaks Podcast features interviews with directly impacted people sharing their experience with the criminal justice system, and life upon reentering society.

    To learn more about JustLeadershipUSA and its mission to amplify the power of people who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system, visit www.JLUSA.org
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 28 episodes

    Title

    S2 E13 | Kristy Laschober: “Perfectly Flawed” Author Advocating for Prison Reform in Louisiana

    She spent five years in prison and says she was angry at how women were treated behind ...

    35 minutes
    		Apr 21, 2024

    S2 E12 | Ronnie Waters & Felicia Tyson-Waters: A Powerful Husband-Wife Team Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform

    He was sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile and spent 40 years behind bars. S...

    31 minutes
    		Apr 14, 2024

    S2 E11 | Jessica Snow: Education, Rehabilitation, Reentry

    As a teacher, she allowed boundaries to become blurred, which led to her incarceration....

    26 minutes
    		Apr 07, 2024

    S2 E10 | Thad Bereday: From Federal Fraud Charges to Redemption Radio

    He went to federal prison for financial fraud charges, and it changed his life forever....

    33 minutes
    		Mar 31, 2024

    S2 E9 | Simone Price: Helping Others Like Her Become Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform

    She was always interested and engaged in politics and fundraising, but her personal exp...

    34 minutes
    		Mar 24, 2024

    S2 E8 | Pauline Rogers: 35-Year Veteran of Criminal Justice Reform in the Deep South

    For 35 years, she has provided housing and other direct and supportive services to thos...

    32 minutes
    		Mar 17, 2024

    S2 E7 | Ladji Ruffin: Braille Transcription and Forensic Peer Mentorship

    After 23 years incarcerated, he took the skill he learned while in prison and started a...

    32 minutes
    		Mar 10, 2024

    S2 E6 | Emilee Shell: Sober Living for Poor and Formerly Incarcerated Women in Mississippi

    After four times in prison, she went to the sober living facility for women that she is...

    29 minutes
    		Mar 03, 2024

    S2 E5 | Terry Johnson: From Detroit Streets to Criminal Justice Reformer

    He spent 22 years in prison, living every year like it might be his last. He got releas...

    28 minutes
    		Feb 25, 2024

    S2 E4 | Candice Bailey: Fighting for Criminal Justice Reform in Colorado

    She was facing 48 years, and miraculously only served three years behind bars. She now ...

    38 minutes
    		Feb 18, 2024